OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Athletic Training is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Management of Sport-Related Concussion: Bridging the Evidence From 2014 to 2023	47
Baseline Evaluation of Concussion-Like Symptoms and Modifying Factors in Collegiate Club-Sport Athletes	38
Working With and Through Athletic Trainers to Meet Student-Athletes’ Mental Performance and Mental Health Needs	33
Case Characterization and Perceptions of Athletic Trainers Regarding Medical Disqualification Following Concussion	28
Exertional Heatstroke Survivors’ Knowledge and Beliefs About Exertional Heatstroke Diagnosis, Treatment, and Return to Play	28
Comparing Sleep in Shared and Individual Rooms During Training Camps in Elite Youth Soccer Players: A Short Report	28
A Multiyear Assessment of the Effect of Sport Participation on the Health of Adolescent Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic	25
Comparison of Braces for Treatment of Sever's Disease (Calcaneal Apophysitis) in Barefoot Athletes: A Randomized Clinical Trial	24
Erratum	23
Pre- and Post-Surgical Cutaneous Reflexes and Perceived Instability During Gait in an Individual with Chronic Ankle Instability	22
Supplement	22
A Behavior Analytic Interpretation of Concussion Reporting in Athletes: How the Field of Behavior Analysis Can Help Make Athletes Safer	21
Associations of Tackling Characteristics, Player Position, and Head Contact Risk During Game Play in College Football	20
Distal Medial Collateral Ligament Grade III Injuries in Collegiate Football Players: Operative Management, Rehabilitation, and Return to Play	20
Adolescent Patient, Parent, and Clinician Perceptions of Rehabilitation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Qualitative Study	18
Knowledge of the Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport Among Female Cross-Country Athletes and Support Staff	18
National Athletic Trainers’ Association Position Statement: Emergency Action Plan Development and Implementation in Sport	17
Epidemiology of Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Soccer: 2014–2015 Through 2018–2019	17
Lower Limb Biomechanics During Drop-Jump Landings on Challenging Surfaces in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability	16
Prior Injury, Health-Related Quality of Life, Disablement, and Physical Activity in Former Women's Soccer Players	16
Cortical Activation During Single-Legged Stance in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability	16
Table of Contents	15
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Burnout in Athletic Trainers: An Exploratory Study	15
Geographic Disparity in Distance to Trauma Care in Secondary Schools Across the United States	15
Bridging the Gap: Leveraging Point-Of-Care Data to Improve Mental Health Services for Undergraduate Performing Arts Students	15

Low Back Pain or Injury Before Collegiate Athletics, a Potential Risk Factor for Noncontact Athletic Injuries	15
Neural-Targeted Rehabilitation Strategies to Address Neuroplasticity After Joint Injury	15
Risk of Low Energy Availability, Disordered Eating, and Menstrual Dysfunction in Female Collegiate Runners	15
Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Experiences Managing Workplace Organizational-Professional Conflict	14
Erratum	14
Systematic Review Examining the Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Sport-Related Concussion Studies	14
Organizational Expectations Regarding Documentation Practices in Athletic Training	14
Rectal Temperature Cooling Using 2 Cold-Water Immersion Preparation Strategies	14
Knee, Low Back, and Shoulder Problems Among University and Professional Volleyball Players: Playing With Pain	14
Hearing Status and Static Postural Control of Collegiate Athletes	12
Open Source, Open Science: Development of OpenLESS as the Automated Landing Error Scoring System	12
Advancing Care for Pregnant and Postpartum Athletes: A Call to Action for Athletic Trainers	12
Prospective Implications of Insufficient Sleep for Athletes	12
Maximal Lower Limb Strength in Patellar Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis	12
Thank You to 2023 Reviewers	12
Out of Lab Longitudinal Gait Assessment of Participants Pre and Post Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery: An Observational Longitudinal Study	12
Evidence for Economic Evaluations of Athletic Trainer Services	12
Friction blisters on the feet: A critical assessment of current prevention strategies	12
Experiences of Athletic Trainers in Tactical Athlete Settings When Managing Patients With Mental Health Conditions	11
Table of Contents	11
Factors That Impact Time to Athletic Trainer Evaluation Following Acute Injury Among Secondary School Athletes: A Report From the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network	11
Awards Notice	11
Considerations of Throwing Athletes With Upper Extremity Injury When Completing the Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE): A Report From the Athletic Training Practice-Based Research Network	11
More Than Skin Deep: Patient-Provider Racial and Ethnic Concordance and Discordance in Collegiate Athletics and Concussion Management	11
Practice Patterns of Athletic Trainers Regarding the On-Site Management of Patients With Joint Dislocations	11
Preventive Training Program Feedback Complexity, Movement Control, and Performance in Youth Athletes	10
National Athletic Trainers' Association Position Statement: Reducing Intentional Head-First Contact Behavior in American Football Players	10
Collegiate Adapted Athlete Baseline Performance on the Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening	10
United States Air Force Academy Cadets' Unprompted Knowledge of Concussions and “Bell Ringers” or “Dings”: Perceived Differences and Similarities	10
Athletic Trainers’ Perceptions of Implementing Psychological Strategies for Patient Management: A Systematic Review	10
Return-to-Play Recommendations After COVID-19 Diagnosis in High School Athletes	10
Pain is Modulated Differently Between Females With and Without Patellofemoral Pain: Factors Related to Sensitization	10
Current Clinical Concepts: Heat Tolerance Testing	10
Shoulder and Elbow Symptoms in Dutch High School Baseball Pitchers: Results of a Two-Season Prospective Study	10
Can blood flow restriction induce cross-education of muscle strength and volume? A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Lower Extremity Muscle Volume in Unilateral and Bilateral Patellofemoral Pain: A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study Including Superficial and Deep Muscles	10
Financial Impact of Embedded Injury-Prevention Experts in US Army Initial Entry Training	9
Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome Resolved With Running Gait Retraining: A Case Report	9
Current Clinical Concepts: Exercise and Load Management of Adductor Strains, Adductor Ruptures, and Long-Standing Adductor-Related Groin Pain	9
Chronic Adaptations of the Ulnar Nerve in Professional Baseball Pitchers: Ulnar Nerve Adaptations in Pitchers	9
Joint Injury, Osteoarthritis, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Former National Football League Athletes: An NFL-LONG Study	9
Epidemiology of Bone-Stress Injuries and Health Care Use in Pac-12 Cross-Country Athletes	8
Collegiate Student-Athletes’ Use and Knowledge of Third-Party-Tested Nutritional Supplements: An Exploratory Study	8
Proper Recognition and Management of Exertional Heat Stroke in a High School Cross-Country Runner: A Validation Clinical Case Report	8
Methods of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program, 2014–2015 Through 2018–2019	8
Progressive Rehabilitation of a Professional Soccer Player After an Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Phase 1: Clinical Perspective with Video Demonstration	8
Hamstring Strain Injury Rehabilitation	8
Sex Differences in Resource Allocation and Access to Care After Sport-Related Concussion	8
Spiritual Fitness, Spiritual Readiness, and Depressive Symptoms in Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Cadets	8
Quadriceps-Strength–Testing Practices and Barriers During Return to Sport After ACL Reconstruction: A Survey of College Athletic Trainers	7

Influential Factors and Preliminary Reference Data for a Clinically Feasible, Functional Reaction Time Assessment: The Standardized Assessment of Reaction Time	7
Automated Landing Error Scoring System Performance and the Risk of Bone Stress Injury in Military Trainees	7
Interprofessional Team Collaboration for Routine and Emergent Mental Health Concerns Among Collegiate Student-Athletes: A Case Series from the Association for Athletic Training Education Research Netw	7
Assessing the Validity of the Mental Health-Related Survey in Collegiate Student-Athletes	7
Perceptions of Leadership Opportunities and Effectiveness Among Athletic Trainers: A Comparison Across Racial and Ethnic Groups	7
Hamstring Strain Ultrasound Case Series: Dominant Semitendinosus Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Athletes	7
Associations of Strength and Spatiotemporal Gait Variables With Knee Loading During Gait After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	7
The Constants in the Evolving Sports Injury-Surveillance Ecosystem: Athletic Trainers	7
2020 Outstanding Manuscript Awards	7
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder as a Predictor of Prolonged Functional Recovery From Sports-Related Concussion in High School Athletes	7
Challenges Faced During Professional Preparation and Transition to Practice Among Diverse Early Professional Athletic Trainers	7
Effect of Time and Sex on Post–Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Psychological Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Scores	7
Epidemiology of Overuse Injuries in US Secondary School Athletics From 2014–2015 to 2018–2019 Using the National Athletic Treatment, Injury and Outcomes Network Surveillance Program	7
False-Positive Rates, Risk Factors, and Interpretations of the Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening in Collegiate Athletes	7
The Identification and Treatment of Common Skin Infections	7
Return-to-Competition Progression After Exertional Heat Stroke in an Adolescent Runner: A Case Report	7
Addendum	7
It's Time to Abandon the Label Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis	7
Do Plantar-Flexor Muscle Structure and Function Contribute to Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome in Long-Distance Runners? A Case Report	7
Avenues for Sport-Related Concussion Prevention in High School Football: Effect of Limiting Collision Practices	7
Mechanical Effects of a Specific Neurodynamic Mobilization of the Superficial Fibular Nerve: A Cadaveric Study	7
Concussion History and Heart Rate Variability During Bouts of Acute Stress	7
Single-Legged Triple-Hop Propulsion Strategies in Females With and Those Without a History of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	7
Limited Total Arc Glenohumeral Rotation and Shoulder Biomechanics During Baseball Pitching	7
Shoulder Tensiomyography and Isometric Strength in Swimmers Before and After a Fatiguing Protocol	6
Test-Retest Reliability and Reliable Change Index of Mobile Application Neurocognitive Testing Among Middle and High School Athletes	6
Lower Extremity Reaction Time in Individuals With Contact Versus Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries After Reconstruction	6
Lumbopelvic-Hip Complex Contribution During Lower Extremity Screening Tests in Elite Figure Skaters	6
Self-Reported Mental Health Measures of Incoming Collegiate Student-Athletes With a History of COVID-19	6
Epidemiology of Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Ice Hockey: 2014–2015 Through 2018–2019	6
Concussion Nondisclosure in Youth Sports	6
Playing Position and the Injury Incidence Rate in Male Academy Soccer Players	6
Identification and Predictors of Age-Relevant and Activity-Relevant Hop Test Targets in Young Athletes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	6
Table of Contents	6
Balance Training With Stroboscopic Glasses and Neuromechanics in Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability During a Single-Legged Drop Landing	6
Stress, Sport Anxiety, Neuroticism, and Coping in Student-Athletes: Implications for Patient Mental Health	6
COVID-19 Planning in United States Adolescent Sports: A Survey of 1880 Organizations Representing More Than 500 000 Youth Athletes	6
Head Kinematics and Injury Analysis in Elite Bobsleigh Athletes Throughout a World Cup Tour	6
World Federation of Athletic Training & Therapy World Congress XII, May 15–17, 2023, Tel Aviv, Israel	6
Comparison of KJOC Scores in College Athletes With and Without Arm Trouble Across Overhead Sports	6
The Association Between Access to Athletic Trainers and Emergency Medical Services Activations for Sport-Related Injuries	6
Thank You to 2022 Reviewers	6
Examining Gender Norms of Eating Behavior and Body Checking in NCAA Student- Athletes	6
Influence of Severity and Duration of Anterior Knee Pain on Quadriceps Function and Self-Reported Function	5
Experiences of Adversity and Validity of Baseline Concussion Testing	5
Current Clinical Concepts: A Framework for Concussion Management Strategies in Law Enforcement Officers	5
Become a Health Literacy Champion: Strategies to Promote Health Literacy in Athletic Training	5
Use of Reactive Balance Assessments With Clinical Baseline Concussion Assessments in Collegiate Athletes	5
Quality of Life in Youth Soccer Players After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury	5
Negotiation Practices of Athletic Trainers Employed in the Clinical Setting	5
Feasibility of a Wearable-Based Physical Activity Goal-Setting Intervention Among Individuals With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	5
Demographic Factors and Instantaneous Lower Extremity Injury Occurrence in a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Population	5
Epidemiology of Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Soccer: 2014–2015 Through 2018–2019	5
Universal Training Precautions: A Review of Evidence and Recommendations for Prevention of Exercise-Related Injury, Illness, and Death in Warfighters and Athletes	5
History, Knowledge, and Education of Sport-Related Concussion Among College Athletes in Japan	5
Secondary School Athletic Trainers’ Perceptions of the Influence of Social Determinants of Health and Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Management Decisions	5
Pac-12 Health Analytics Program: An Innovative Approach to Health Care Operations, Data Analytics, and Clinical Research in Intercollegiate Athletics	5
Improving Concussion Education: Do Athletic Trainers’ Opinions Match Expert Consensus?	5
Improvement Trajectories in Patient-Reported Outcomes Between Males and Females After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction	5
Longitudinal Quantitative Ultrasonic Analysis of Patellar Tendon in a Collegiate Athlete After Bilateral Debridement: A Case Report	5
Table of Contents	5
The relationship between knee joint effusion and quadriceps strength and activation after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstruction.	5
Clinical Features Post–Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Associated With Structural Alterations in the Corticospinal Tract	5
Assessments Used by Athletic Trainers to Decide Return-to-Activity Readiness in Patients With an Ankle Sprain	5
Perceived Instability, Pain, and Psychological Factors for Prediction of Function and Disability in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability	5
Differences in Access to Athletic Trainers in Public Secondary Schools Based on Socioeconomic Status	5
Masthead	5
Attitudes Toward Injury-Prevention Program Participation Based on Race and Collegiate Division in Female Athletes	5
Exercise-Induced Changes in Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Patients With Patellofemoral Pain	5
Preoperative and Postoperative Walking Gait in Women With Acetabular Labral Tears and Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome	5
Sex-Specific Changes in Physical Risk Factors for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury by Chronological Age and Stages of Growth and Maturation From 8 to 18 Years of Age	5